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Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom: A Thirst for Freedom
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Walter Dean Myers
In 1839, the slave ship "Amistad" set sail on a short voyage from one end of Cuba to the other. During the journey, the illegally enslaved Africans revolted and seized control of the ship. Hoping to sail back to Africa, the passengers wound up in America where they were put on trial. In "The Amistad Affair", Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers ...
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Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom
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Walter Dean Myers
The story of the 1839 rebellion on the slave ship "Amistad" is told for young readers. In a bloody struggle, the African captives aboard the ship rebelled against their kidnappers and declared mutiny. While trying to sail the ship home to Africa, they accidentally ended up in New York and were imprisoned. Illustrations.
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The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa
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Fredrick McKissack, Jr., Patricia C McKissack
For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires ...
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Africa
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David Petersen
A brief overview of the geography, wildlife, history, and people of Africa.
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Ancient West African Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, & Songhai
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Mary Quigley
Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the people of ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including profiles of influential citizens.
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Ghana, Mali, Songhay: The Western Sudan
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Oyo, Benin, Ashanti: The Guinea Coast
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Kenny Mann
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African Beginnings
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James Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
The African continent has spawned a series o f glorious civilisations that have had a lasting impact on t he world''s history, and on American culture. This groundbrea king book brings together two award-winning writers of child ren''s books. '
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Ancient West African Kingdoms
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Jane Shuter
What is a griot? How were the Ancient West African Kingdoms ruled? Why did the Ancient West African Kingdoms disappear? The Ancient West African Kingdoms answers these questions and more. The books in the History Opens Windows series help you discover what life was like in ancient civilizations and other historic times. Learn what the Ancient West ...
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Nigeria the People
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Bobbie Kalman, Anne Rosenberg
This book is suitable for children of ages 9-14. Archaeologists have traced the long history of the people of Nigeria back 2000 years. This new book details its people from the early powerful kingdoms to enslavement and colonisation by the Europeans to independence. Candid photographs help show what life is like today at home, at school, in the ...
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Monomotapa, Zulu, Basuto: Southern Africa
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Kenny Mann
Tracing the history of four African kingdoms which once occupied the region south of the Zambezi River, this study offers insights into the distinctive customs of the indigenous peoples of southern Africa and examines how the European powers changed life in the area forever through colonization and conflict.
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My Grandfather Is a Magician: Work and Wisdom in an African Village
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Ifeoma Onyefulu
This is the story of a little Nigerian boy who doesn't know what job to do when he grows up. His father teaches in a school; his mother owns a bakery; Auntie Ngo is a doctor, while another aunt makes pots. But his grandfather seems wiser and more interesting than any of them - for he is a traditional healer, using the ancient knowledge of plants ...
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Apartheid in South Africa
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David Downing
For anyone interested in primary sources and their significance, this is the source to turn to. Primary source accounts of history add an unmatched authenticity to this series. Each book introduces the period and the available sources, justifying why we can rely on them, who produced them, or why they have survived. The text also gives historical ...
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Esos Asombrosos Egipcios
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Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite
La parte ms horrible que nunca te contaron!Esos asombrosos egipcios nos cuentan cosas asombrosas de lo fabulosos faraones y de los miserables campesinos que vivieron hace unos 5000 aos. Quieres saber...? Qu faran tena la cara llena de espinillas?Por qu algunos faraones tenan que llevar barba falsa?Por qu se sublevaron los campesinos?Entrese de ...
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The Zulu Kingdom
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Sandra Klopper
A survey of the history and culture of the Zulu kingdom that emerged between 1816 and 1818 on the east coast of southern Africa under the leadership of King Shaka.
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The Kongo Kingdom
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Manuel Jordan, Ph.D.
A survey of the history and culture of the Kongo Kingdom in West Central Africa that flourished from the late 1300s until 1665.
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Rita Milios, Dr. Robert I Rotberg (Editor)
The name Democratic Republic of Congo is a misnomer: the country has never been truly democratic or a republic. For decades this country in central Africa, which was once known as Zaire, was ruled by a brutal and corrupt dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko. Since the mid-1990s, when Mobutu's government was overthrown, various groups within Congo have been ...
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Ethiopia
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Steven Gish
Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture, daily life, and people of the country known as "the roof of Africa".
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Egypt in Pictures
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Jeffrey Zuehlke
The new, completely revised and redesigned 2nd edition of the highly acclaimed Visual Geography Series reveals the history and government, economy, people, geography, and cultural life of countries from around the world. With comprehensive text, beautiful, crisp photography, intriguing sidebars, and up-to-date resources including downloadable ...
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African Portraits
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Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, John Gampert (Illustrator)
Presents biographies of some prominent sub-Saharan African people throughout history, including Piankhy, Ahmed Baba, Ann Nzinga, Cinque, Kip Keino, and Wole Soyinka.
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Exploration of Africa
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Colin Hynson
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Heroes & Villians: IDI Amin
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James Barter
Idi Amin, who preferred to be called "Big Daddy," will go down in history as one of the most vilified mass murderers of the twentieth century. Self proclaimed President of Uganda, Amin illegally seized power in a military coup in 1971 and tyrannically ruled ten million fellow Ugandans until he ignominiously fled the African country in 1979. In his ...
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Kongo Ndongo: West Central Africa
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Kenny Mann
Highlighted with beautiful full-color photographs, this book weaves together colorful legends, oral histories, and recorded events to examine the development and history of the ancient kingdoms of Africa.
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The Rwanda Genocide
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Christina Fisanick (Editor)
In 1994 more than 800,000 people were slain in the small African country of Rwanda. This anthology brings together a variety of viewpoints that debate the causes of this genocide, the world's reaction to these events, and the rebuilding of this scarred nation.
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Art and Religion in Ancient Egypt
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Leslie C Kaplan
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